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Machines such as those used on the scorers’ table at a basketball game are often part of the arena manager’s responsibility.

o’clock, and that’s both teams. We have staff to assist the teams with their gear and to make sure they have what they need. When they leave the court at two, they have their pregame meal. We have from two o’clock to five o’clock to get the court and the gym ready.” For Dixon and his hard-working team, that means a lot more than just pushing a broom. The first move is to set up the scorer’s table on one side of the court. That means wiring in machines that control the scoreboard, as well as providing power and the appropriate gear for radio announcers who will sit at those tables. The

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